Andrey Ponochevny

Andrey Ponochevny (Belarusian: Андрэй Паначэўны; born 31 December 1976) is a Belarusian-American pianist.

Ponochevny graduated from Belarusian Academy of Music where he received his bachelor's and master's degrees.

He also holds his Artist Diploma from TCU, Fort Worth and SMU, Dallas, where he studied with Tamas Ungar and Joaquin Achucarro.

His other competition accolades include top prizes in Prague, Warsaw (Chopin), Dublin (AXA), Moscow, Hong Kong, Riga (Latvia), Alexandria and New Orleans (Louisiana).

[citation needed] Among his numerous awards, he was twice named "Outstanding Artist in China" (2009 and 2011).